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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183490 | Shield apparatus for circuit breaker An improved circuit breaker having an improved shield apparatus provides protection to components that are internal to the circuit breaker during an arc event. A contact arm carrier assembly of the circuit breaker comprises a number of springs that bias a number of ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183488 | Electrical switching apparatus and load conductor therefor A load conductor is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing having a number of recesses. The load conductor includes first and second opposing sides, an intermediate portion extending between ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183487 | Cam and two-link linkage operating mechanism and circuit interrupter including the same An operating mechanism is provided for a circuit interrupter, such as a battery disconnect apparatus, including a housing and a number of stationary electrical contacts enclosed by the housing. The operating mechanism includes a cam member and a two-bar linkage memb... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183483 | Electrical switching apparatus and shaft assembly therefor A shaft assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing and a pivotal shaft. The shaft assembly includes a paddle assembly comprising an elongated body including a first end and a second e... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179696 | Electrical switching apparatus and mounting assembly therefor A mounting assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing having an exterior and an interior, separable contacts disposed in the interior, and an operating mechanism structured to open an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178801 | Electrical switching apparatus including a carrier, and pole for the same An electrical switching apparatus includes a number of poles each having an elongated conductor with a first end and an opposite second end with a first terminal member. A circuit interrupter is electrically connected in series with the elongated conductor at the fi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8138861 | Inertial catch for an automatic transfer switch power contractor A catch assembly coupled to the operating mechanism of the ATS is provided. The catch assembly is structured to arrest movement within the operating mechanism when the operating mechanism moves at more than the speed for which it was designed. That is, the catch ass... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138439 | Limiter including a number of gas channels and electrical switching apparatus employing the same A limiter includes a housing having a number of gas ports, a number of gas vents and a number of gas channels. Each of the number of gas channels is between a corresponding one of the number of gas ports and a corresponding one of the number of gas vents. The limite... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8089747 | Power pedestal and system employing same A power pedestal provides power to a vehicle and a structure disposed separate from the vehicle. The power pedestal includes a housing having an exterior, a first end fixed to a platform, and a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end. A meter sock... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089737 | Arc fault circuit interrupter and method providing improved nuisance trip rejection An arc fault circuit interrupter includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism and an arc fault detector structured to detect an arc fault condition operatively associated with the contacts. The arc fault detector includes a tuned current sensor structured to ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080748 | Circuit breaker with adjustable spring assembly biasing An adjustable carrier assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus such as, for example, a circuit breaker. The adjustable carrier assembly includes a carrier body having a first carrier member and a second carrier member pivotably coupled to the first... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068320 | Network unit including network transformer and network protector A network unit includes an enclosure having first and second compartments, plural input terminals, and a primary switch having an input and an output, the input being electrically connected to the input terminals. The output of the primary switch is electrically con... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063328 | Electrical switching apparatus and charging assembly therefor A charging assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The charging assembly includes a compression arm and a charging cam. The compression arm includes a pivot and first and second legs extending outwardly from the pivot, ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058751 | Circuit interrupter and method of processor phase synchronization A circuit breaker includes a line terminal, a load terminal, separable contacts electrically connected in series between the terminals, a neutral conductor, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the contacts and trip open the contacts in response t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8058580 | Electrical switching apparatus and linking assembly therefor A linking assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The linking assembly includes a hatchet having first and second edges and an arcuate portion extending therebetween. The hatchet moves between a latched position in whic... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053694 | Mechanism or resettable trip indicator mechanism for a circuit interrupter and circuit interrupter including the same A circuit interrupter mechanism includes a first member movable in a first longitudinal direction and an opposite second longitudinal direction, and a second member pivotal in a first pivotal direction and an opposite second pivotal direction. A first tab is fixedly... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8040644 | Power distribution system and electrical switching apparatus employing a filter trap circuit to provide arc fault trip coordination An electrical switching apparatus comprises: a first terminal; a second terminal; separable contacts electrically connected between the first terminal and the second terminal; an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts; and an arc fau... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039771 | Vacuum envelope including self-aligning end shield, vacuum interrupter, vacuum circuit interrupter and method including the same A vacuum envelope is for a fixed contact mounted on a fixed electrode and a moveable contact mounted on a moveable electrode. The vacuum envelope includes a ceramic tube including a first open end and a second open end. A first end member is secured to the first ope... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039770 | Movable contact arm and crossbar assembly and electrical switching apparatus employing the same A movable arm assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus including a stationary contact and an operating mechanism. The arm assembly includes a biasing member and an arm member having a first end, an opposite second end, a pivot point therebetween, and a port... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039547 | Compositions for coating electrical interfaces including a nano-particle material and process for preparing A composition for coating a surface of an electrical contact includes a polymer matrix comprising elastomer, at least one nano-particle material, and crosslinker. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8008587 | Circuit breaker carrier assembly with spring guide A spring guide is provided for a carrier assembly of an electrical switching apparatus such as, for example, a circuit breaker. The carrier assembly includes a carrier body, a plurality of movable contact arms pivotably coupled to the carrier body, and a plurality o... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004802 | Operational amplifier circuit and arc fault circuit interrupter including the same An operational amplifier circuit is for an arc fault circuit interrupter including a current sensor having a secondary and an envelope detector circuit having an input. The operational amplifier circuit includes a band pass filter having an input structured to be el... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004418 | Communication interface apparatus for an electrical distribution panel, and system and electrical distribution panel including the same A system includes a number of electrical switching apparatus having separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, a trip mechanism cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts, a test ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004376 | Electrical switching apparatus and shunt separator therefor A shunt separator is provided for an electrical switching apparatus including a housing, separable contacts enclosed within the housing, an operating assembly including a trip bar, and a trip assembly. The trip assembly cooperates with the trip bar to trip open the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7974078 | Electrical enclosure assembly having venting system An electrical enclosure assembly is provided including a first enclosure and a second enclosure disposed within the first enclosure. The first enclosure having a plurality of walls defining an interior and an exterior with one of the walls including a first number o... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973253 | Neutral draw-out automatic transfer switch assembly and associated method An interlock assembly for a bypass isolation open or closed transition ATS assembly is disclosed. The interlock assembly ensures that a switch assembly being worked upon and/or being inserted is in a neutral configuration, i.e. the switch assembly is not engaging a ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969750 | Electrical enclosure and support assembly therefor A support assembly is provided for supporting an electrical enclosure with respect to an electrical busway and with respect to a support structure, such as a wall, which is disposed proximate to the electrical busway. The support assembly includes at least one mount... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965529 | Voltage source inverter and medium voltage pre-charge circuit therefor A medium voltage adjustable frequency drive includes an input isolation transformer having a three-phase input and a three-phase output, a converter having a three-phase input electrically connected to the three-phase output of the input isolation transformer and an... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7965493 | Motor control center and subunit therefor A subunit is provided for a motor control center including an enclosure, a number of compartments, a plurality of power lines, and a number of covers for covering the compartments. The subunit includes a housing removably disposed within a corresponding one of the c... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7953327 | Commissioning tool, commissioning system and method of commissioning a number of wireless nodes A commissioning tool includes a laser pointer structured to reflect light from a wireless lighting ballast, a directive antenna, a ranging module structured to determine distance to the ballast, and a housing. The pointer, antenna and ranging module are each mounted... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952842 | Circuit interrupter A circuit breaker includes separable contacts; a load conductor; a neutral conductor; and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. An arc fault trip circuit cooperates with the operating mechanism and trips open the separable conta... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952044 | Rocker switch and actuator subassembly therefor An actuator subassembly is provided for a rocker switch including a housing, a plunger and a number of contact elements. The actuator subassembly includes an operating member movably coupled to the rocker switch housing at or about an opening, and including at least... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952042 | Seal apparatus for circuit breaker application A seal apparatus is disposed between a switchgear cabinet and a circuit breaker between the racked and unracked positions of the circuit breaker. The seal apparatus sealingly extends between the switchgear cabinet and the circuit breaker to resist fluid flow, such a... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948724 | Current transformer support bracket and circuit interrupter including the same A bracket is provided for supporting a current transformer on a printed circuit board including a first aperture and a second aperture. The bracket includes a base portion including first and second ends, the base portion extending therebetween; a first mounting por... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948343 | Settings emulator for a circuit interrupter trip unit and system including the same A settings emulator for a circuit breaker trip unit includes a handheld enclosure and a plurality of adjustable rotary switches mounted on the handheld enclosure. The adjustable rotary switches define a plurality of different trip settings for the circuit breaker tr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948117 | Transfer switch controller employing active inductive load control and transfer switch including the same A transfer switch controller is for a transfer switch, which cooperates with a plurality of loads including an air conditioner. The transfer switch controller includes a first input structured to input a thermostat start request signal for the air conditioner, a sec... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7912164 | Synchronization system and method for wireless communicating nodes A system includes first and second wireless nodes having a clock with plural times, a wireless transceiver, and a processor cooperating with the transceiver to transmit and receive packets. The second node transceivers wirelessly communicate with the first or other ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911338 | Wireless system and wireless module therefor A wireless system includes a server having a port, a plurality of sensors or devices, each of which includes a wireless transceiver and a proximity sensor; and a wireless module. The wireless module includes a port interconnected with the port of the server, a wirel... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911298 | Electrical switching apparatus and trip actuator assembly therefor A trip actuator assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The trip actuator assembly includes a trip actuator with an actuating element, which is movable among unactuated and actuated positions corresponding to separable ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910852 | Encapsulated pole unit conductor assembly for an encapsulated pole unit and medium voltage circuit interrupter including the same A medium voltage circuit interrupter includes a circuit interrupter housing and a plurality of poles. Each of the poles includes an encapsulated pole unit. The encapsulated pole unit includes a first unit having a first conductor, a second conductor, a vacuum interr... | 03/22/2011 |
